Since the worst of the recession, housing construction has risen by about 125,000 jobs nationwide, says Jed Kolko, top economist at Trulia.

“This morning’s jobs report shows that the housing recovery has boosted jobs not just in construction, but economy-wide,” Kolko says in an email. “Residential construction jobs are up 3.1 percent year-over-year – more than twice that national employment growth rate of 1.5 percent.“Τotal jobs in construction plus related industries in manufacturing, trade, finance, and real estate grew by 2.7 percent year-over-year.”

While growing fast, Kolko is quick to point out that residential sector construction jobs are still 39 percent below where they were before the crash.

The commercial property market across the country is adding to the economy, too.

McGraw-Hill Construction said this week that its Dodge Momentum Index of commercial building activity rose 6.3 percent in February.

The index which tracks initial work on nonresidential building projects is at its highest level since 2010, “suggesting that the recovery for nonresidential building may be finally gaining some traction.

“The improvement in the commercial segment was driven primarily by robust gains for new office and store projects.”

The Associated General Contractors of America said that the U.S. construction industry added 48,000 jobs last month, "the ninth consecutive month of job growth for the sector, as more people are working in construction than at any point in the last three and a half years."

“With construction employment increasing by the largest amount for a single month in nearly six years, the steady improvement in construction hiring is particularly encouraging,” Ken Simonson, the association's chief economist, said in a statement. “The job gains are coming from every part of the construction industry."

North Texas is doing its part in the commercial market comeback. Construction started on two new suburban office projects this week.